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New investors younger, more diverse
The Wall Street economy is undergoing a demographic shift, with new investors trending younger and more culturally diverse than previous generations, according to a study published by the FINRA Investor Education Foundation and NORC at the University of Chicago. The “Investing 2020: New Accounts and the People Who Opened Them” report, which surveyed 1,291 households from […]
Top Stocks for Hedge Funds: LHC Group, Inc.
As economies around the world shift, hedge funds and other asset managers have begun to rethink their investments and reassess the stock market. One of the newly-appealing stocks is LHC Group, Inc. Seeking Alpha writes: “According to a Form 4 filing dated July 27th, Christopher Shackelton picked up 31,200 shares of LHC Group, Inc. for […]
Hedge Funds’ Top 20 Stock Picks
Last year, Goldman Sachs released a list of hedge funds’ top stock picks, explaining a strategy of investment that focuses on them. They wrote: “The strategy of buying the 20 most concentrated stocks has a strong track record over more than 10 years. We define ‘concentration’ as the share of market capitalization owned in aggregate […]
Hedge Funds Fall 1% As EU Crisis Continues to Spread
Concerns of an impending widespread debt crisis have resulted in global stock market slumps and a 1% drop in hedge funds this week. The Bloomberg Aggregate Hedge Fund Index fell from 117.22 in October to 116.03, dragging this year’s losses down to 3.8%. Funds that bet on economic trends fell as well. “Volatility has been […]